Not Your Mom's Mac and Cheese

Name: Not Your Mom's Mac and Cheese
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 1 (16 ounce) package gemelli (small twisted pasta); 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 pound lean ground beef; salt and ground black pepper to taste; 3 tablespoons butter; 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 3 cups milk; 1 cup shredded fontina cheese; 1 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese; 1 cup shredded white Cheddar cheese; 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese; 1/8 teaspoon paprika; 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder; 1 pinch ground cinnamon; 1 pinch chili powder; 2 tablespoons butter; 1/2 cup Italian-seasoned breadcrumbs; 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

"Four cheeses make up this delicious macaroni and cheese that will not easily be forgotten. I use high quality cheese and I think it makes all the difference."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 19 ingredients

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Why it works: Pasta and olive match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,227 recipes. Both carry nonanal, which smells fat, citrus. The science ↓

Not Your Mom's Mac and Cheese

8 servings

Prep25 min

Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1667Calories

80 gProtein

78 gFat

159 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 15 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Beef	100g cooked	250
Pasta	1 cup cooked (140g)	220
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Cheddar Cheese	1 oz (28g)	113
Parmesan Cheese	1 oz (28g)	110
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Nutmeg	1 tsp ground (2.2g)	12
Chili	1 tsp (2.7g)	8
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Cinnamon	1 tsp ground (2.6g)	6
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Pasta + olivetop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2,227 recipes

Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).
Pasta + flourtop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together659 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Butter + milktop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together81,283 recipes

Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).
Butter + cheesetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together7,962 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Beef + peppertop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together18,971 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

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